Cigarette making device



Sept. 22, 1942. l J, E CRls-r I 2,296,772

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l N4 m INVENTOR .TERE t'. CR/sr ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 22, A1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE MAKING DEVICE Jere E. Crist, Akron, Ohio Application December v2|). 1940, Serial No. 370,977

7 claims. (01.131-73) y said lateral sections-has a spring latch I6l mount- This invention relates to cigarette making devices, and more especially it relates'to devices of the character mentioned that serveas cases for retaining a plurality of cigarettes made therein until such time as it is desired to consume the cigarettes.

The chief objects of the invention are to provide van improved cigarette making device; to provide in an improved manner for the retaining in the device of -certain utensils required for the manufacture of the cigarettes; to provide in a simple and facile manner for' the removal of cigarettes from the device; to provide a device of the character mentioned that conveniently maybe carried in the pocket; and to provide a device of the character mentioned having hinged sections, including means for preventing loose tobacco'from clogging the hinges or preventing ready closure of the hingedsections. Other objects will be manifest as the description proceeds.

Of the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view 'of the improved cigarette making device, theV lid thereof being shown in partly open position;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View of the device substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 4;

Figure 3 is a section substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4, one lateral section or closure of the device being shown in partly open position;

Figure 4 is a transverse horizontal section through the device on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of a mandrel employed for rolling cigarette tubes, and a cigarette tube thereon;

Figure 6 is an elevation of a tamp for compacting tobacco in cigarette tubes; and

Figure 7 is a section on line 1-1 of Fig. 4 showing latch means employed for retaining the lateral sections of the device in closed position.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a cigarette making device consisting of a case' comprising a main'central section I0, a lateral section or closure for one side thereof, a substantially identical lateral section or closure I2 lateral sections I2 are hingedly connected to the main section III along the bottom vmargins ofr said sections, as by the respective hinges I4, and the lid I3 is connected to an end wall of the section .I0 by means of the hinge I5. For retaining the lateral closures II, I2 in closed condilil The main section I0 comprises a medial wall that is disposed between the lateral closures II,"

I2, which wall is formed on its opposite lateral faces with a plurality of parallel, substantially semi-cylindrical grooves ,2|, 2| that extend from the top of the wall to a point near the bottom thereof. Preferably thegrooves 2| on one lateral face of said wall are disposed in staggered relation to the grooves on the opposite face thereof, as shown, to conserve space, but the arrangement may be otherwise if desired. Each of the lateral sections II, I2 has the face thereof that confronts the medial'wall of'section ID formed with a plurality of parallel substantially semicylindrical grooves 22, 22, which grooves, in the closed condition of the device, are coincident with the grooves 2| of the main section, with the result that the confronting grooves producev two rows of cylindrical recesses, each of which,

sunk at 23 for a. purpose presently to be explained. Between the lower ends of the cigarette recesses and the bottom of the device the confronting faces of the medial section I0 and lateral vclosure sections II, I2 are formed with respective coincident recesses 24, 25 that extend from end to end of the device, the arrangement being such that said recesses will receive any tobacco that may drop from the ends of cigarettes, when the lateral closure sections are opened, and by retaining said tobacco, prevent the sameI from clogging the hinges I4 or otherwise preventing the closing of said lateral sections.

In combination with the structure defined, the device comprises a generally cylindrical mandrel tion with relation to the main section, each of 55 21 for use in forming cigarette tubes, and a cylindrical tamp 28, which may be madeof me'tal, for compacting tobacco after the same is in said tubes. 21a near one end thereof, which shoulder constitutes a gauge for positioning one end of a cigarette paper to be wrapped thereabout. The major portion of the mandrel 21 is such that when a cigarette tube is wrapped thereabout, the mandrel with tube thereon may be inserted in a cylindrical recess produced by any of the confronting grooves 2l, 22. Said major portion of the mandrel is of such length that when a cigarette paper is wrapped thereon it will project beyond the end thereof so as to enable it to be folded over the end of the mandrel and thus substantially to close the tube. The cigarette tubes shown in the drawing are designated 29. The mandrel 21 is generally tubular, it being formed with an axial bore 36 that extends from one end thereof substantially to the opposite end, theopen end of the mandrel being the end thereof over which the cigarette tubes are folded, as described. The tamp 28 is receivable in the bore 30, the mandrel 21 thus constituting a receptacle for the tamp when the latter is not in use A helical compression spring 3| is mounted in the bore 30 at the closed end thereof and is retained in the bore by the pin 32. The spring 3l is compressed when the tamp 28 is forced into the bore 30 and serves to urge said tamp from said bore.

' The lid I3 is relatively thick, the major portion thereof being somewhat reduced in area so as to telescope within the end walls of vmain section IU and lateral sections II, I2 in the closed condition of the device, the bottom face ofthe lid then bearing upon the medial wall of the main section so as to overlie the upper ends of the recesses in which the cigarette tubes are mounted. The lid I3 is formed with aninternal bore 35 that extends longitudinally thereof from the front end of its reduced, telescoping portion, said bore terminating short of the opposite end of the lid to provide a closed end for the bore. The bore 35 is of such diameter that the mandrel 21 is slidablyl receivable therein. When the mandrel 21 is positionedl in bore 35, and tamp 28 is mounted in said mandrel, the latter will project beyond the front end of the lid when the latter is open, as shown in Fig. 1, by reason of the expansive force of the spring-3I acting against the tamp 28, which tamp abuts the closed end ofthe bore 35 at its inner end. Thus the mandrel readily may be grasped to remove it from the lid when it is required for rolling cigarette tubes. The mandrel may be pressed inwardly against the pressure of the spring 3| to enable closing of the lid, and when closed the end of the mandrel will be below the upper margin of the adjacent end wall of main section I0. The closed end of the mandrel is formed witha shallow recess or dimple 31 in which is receivable a complementally shaped protuberance 38 formed on the inner face of the end wall of the main section I0. The arrangement Vis such as to hold the lid I3 in closed position, as

bore 35, and the tamp is removed from the bore 30 in the mandrel. Cigarette tubes 29 are made by wrapping cigarette papers around the mandrel 21 The mandrel 21 has a beveled shoulderv and adhering the .gummed edge of the paper to the tube to cause it to retain its shape, one end ofthe cigarette tube being folded over the end of the mandrel. As each tube 29 is completed, the mandrel with tube thereon is inserted into a cylindrical recess formed by grooves 2I, 22 until it reaches'the bottom thereof. The cigarette tube remains in said recess upon withdrawal of the mandrel, said tube being of such length 'that the upper end thereof just reaches the bottomof the countersink 23 at the upper end of the recess. When all recesses are supplied with cigarette ,tubes 29, a quantity of granular tobacco is poured into the top of the device, and the latter is gently jarred until said tobacco falls into the respective tubes. The tamp'28 may then be used to compact the tobacco to the desired degree. When all cigarette tubes are filled, the mandrel and tamp are restored to their places in the lid and the latter is closed, at which time it iits closely over the open ends of the cigarettes in the device, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and prevents the spilling of tobacco fro-m said cigarettes while the device is carried in the pocket of the owner, prior to the consuming of the cigarettes. The finished cigarettes are designated 40 in the drawing.

When it is desired to remove a cigarette from the device, a lateral closure 'II or I2 is opened, as shown in Fig. 3.. Due to tilting of the said closure, and because the grooves 22 therein are deeper than the grooves 2|, the cigarettes usually will remain in the said grooves I22, and are easily lifted therefrom. Because the upper ends of the cigarette tubes comey only to the countersinks 23, there is no possibility of the tubes being pinched by the lid I3 or obstructed by the latter from resting in the grooves vof the lateral closure without inconvenience, and it constitutes a case for the cigarettesvso that they do not require transfer after being manufactured, as is required in some of the cigarette making devices of the prior art. The device is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and achieves the several advantages set out in the foregoing statement of objects. ,K

Modification may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the'invention or the scope thereof as defined by the appended claims.-

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a case comprising relatively mov able sections hinged together at a margin thereof, the confronting sides of said sections being formed with parallel grooves that together define cylindrical cigarette-receiving recesses in combination of a case comprising a main section and lateral sections on each side thereof and hinged thereto along adjacent margins, opposite faces of the main section and confronting faces of the lateral sections being formed with parallel grooves that together define cigarette receiving ,adapted to receive cigarette tubes, a mandrel for forming said cigarette tubes, a lid on the case adapted to close the open ends of said cylindrical recesses, a bore in.said lid for receiving said man- 'drel, and means utilizing said mandrel for readapted to receive respective cigarette tubes, a hollow mandrel that is closed at one end and open at the other for forming said cigarette 'tubes,- a tamp receivable in said mandrel and adaptable for compacting tobacco .in the cigarette tubes, a lid hinged to the case adapted lto close the open ends of. the cylindrical recesses, a

bore extending longitudinally of said lid and closed at the hinged end of the latter, said mandrel with ta'mp therein being receivable in said bore, and means utilizing said tamp and mandrel for retaining the lid in closed position, said means comprising a spring within the mandrel normally urging the tamp outwardly therefrom against the closed end of the bore in the lid.

6. A combination as defined in claim 5.' in which the means for maintaining the lid closed includes a protuberance on the casing in axial taining the lid in closed position.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a case 'comprising a plurality of parallel cylindricalrecesses that are closed at their lower ends and open at their upper ends adapted to receive respective cigarette tubes,A a mandrel for forming said cigarette tubes, a tamp for compacting tobacco in said tubes, a lid on the case adapted to close the open ends of said cylindrical recesses, a bore in said lid for receiving said mandrel, and means utilizing said tamp and mandrel for retaining the lid in closed position.l

5. In a device of the character described, the

' combination of a casecomprising a plurality of parallel cylindrical recesses that are closed at their lower endsandl open at their upper ends alignment with the mandrel when the lid is closed, the closed end .of the mandrel being formed with a recess engageable with said protuberance.

7. In a. device of the character described, the combination of a case comprising relatively movable sections of rigid material that are hinged together, the confronting sides of said sections being formed with parallel grooves that together deiine cylindrical cigarette receiving recesses in the closed condition of the case, which recesses are open at one end and closed at.v the other, the respective grooves in one of. said ksections being of greater area than the groovesl of the other section so that cigarettes are retained therein when the case is opened, and a relatively movable lid at one end of the case adapted to expose the open ends of said recesses to enable the placing of cigarettes in said recesses. y

JERE E. CRIST. 

